Parker's Summer Loves

Well, obviously I haven't gotten any better at updating my blog- I haven't posted anything all summer! And summer is almost over! So this is kind of a summary of our summer, well, actually more of Parker's summer. She's the only person I ever blog about because she's the only interesting person in our family! Last summer I did a post called "Reasons We Love Summer", so this year I'm calling it "Parker's Summer Loves". Here you go, it's another long one:Playing in her kiddie pool.

Playing in the sprinkler.

Giving the camera the stinkface at the fireworks show.

Coloring (perhaps her most favorite thing) at a restaurant in Park City.

Look at that face!

Watching the Hyrum parade at Kory's grandparent's house.

Doin' some swingin'.


Giving the camera the stinkface again at the Hyrum parade.
(It is difficult to get this kid to smile.)


Looking at the animals at Willow Park zoo.

Doin' some more swingin'.
(Actually this might be her most favorite thing.)

Riding the carousel at the Preston fair.

What do ya know? Giving the stinkface again at the Preston fair.

Riding the carousel at the Logan fair.
She was super stoked that she got to ride the bunny.

Petting a goat (very cautiously) at the Logan fair with Grandma F.

Just chillin' in a chair.

Feeding the ducks in the canal.
One bit her toe.

Pointing at a mark on the stairs at Ellis park.
She kept calling it a hippo.

Doin' some slidin'.

Swimmin' in the Sports Academy pool.
(Okay, maybe this is her favorite thing.)

More swimmin' with Grandma P.

If you are still reading this post, you are very patient! I wanted to share this video because lately Parker has been such a sweet and super loving little girl. Of course she has her moments when I want to poke my own eyes out, but she is mostly sweet because she has learned to say I love you and will usually say it back to anyone who says it to her. It is the cutest thing. Also, she walks around the house all day long asking for "kisses and luvs" from me and everyone. And I mean ALL DAY LONG. She kisses and luvs her stuffed animals, pictures, the tv, my parents cat, books, and the other day she even wanted to kiss pieces of ice. She especially wants an excessive amount of kisses and luvs when she's upset or knows she's been naughty. That's the only time it actually becomes annoying...

WARNING: This is a long post.

I think it is pretty obvious that blogging has not even been on my priority list for the last six months. I guess I just haven't been interested, but I decided that it is finally time.
Nothing majorly exciting has really happened. Last week Kory and I went to Las Vegas and hung out. It was nice because up until then I hadn't been on vacation in TWO YEARS. Sad, I know. It was nice to get away and escape the constant rain and cloudiness.

As for Parker, she has sure grown a lot since my last post. She is 17 months- one more month until she can go to nursery! She is so much fun, and super hilarious. She is also super smart. But I have to mention that she sure does push her boundaries lately. I know it normal for kids her age to do that, but some days I just don't know if I can take it!

These are a few of Parker's favorite things:

Her very MOST favorite thing is playing outside!!!

She loves her "Baby Signing Time" videos! They have taught her so many signs and have tremendously helped her learn how to talk and communicate. When she is upset or wants something, she can always communicate to me what she wants and I never have trouble figuring it out, all because of Signing Time. I highly recommend them to anyone with a baby or small child. This is a short video of only just a few of the signs she knows. (All-in-all I think she knows around 40-50 signs.)

She loves sunglasses!

She loves hats! She turns everything into a hat: cups, bowls, pots and pans, and even the little tiny clear plastic caps that come on bottles of syrup and stuff. In this picture, she's turned my decorative hat boxes into hats for her and her daddy!

She loves to dance and listen to music. In this picture I found her dancing in my room to the radio and she had turned a diaper into a hat (like I said, she loves hats!)

She loves to play with toys, mostly stuffed animals lately. She is giving this giant bunny hugs and kisses!

She loves to make this scrunchy bug face!

I thought she would love playing in this teepee, which used to be mine. She did love it, but for only about 30 seconds.

Other things she really loves right now:
-being read books to
-watching her favorite channel Nick Jr.
-playing with fridge magnets
-playing with and in water, especially the toilet
-being sung to
-making messes
-making animal noises
-going on walks
-swinging
-being around kids
-not minding me (I think this might actually be her most favorite)

Guess who turned 1?!

Yep, on December 30th my little baby turned one year old! I can hardly believe it! I thought I would be pretty sad, and I am a little, but I'm not as sad as I thought because I really love her personality right now. She is so much fun!!!
She had her one year checkup at the doctor and got FIVE shots! That is the most she's gotten so far and it was also the hardest she's cried so far! I almost cried with her! But she did get her first sucker afterwards and that cheered her right up! These are her stats:

18 lbs. 10 oz. ~ 20th percentile
29 in. ~ 50th percentile

These are some of my favorite things about her right now:
-She gives tons and tons of kisses and hugs
-She says hi to EVERYONE and is not shy
-She can entertain herself for large amounts of time
-She's just starting to learn to stand all by herself
-She's saying more and more words like baby, water, & stop it
-She's learning some signs like milk & more
-She's super hilarious!!!

On New Year's Day we had a family birthday party at our house for her. All the decorations were pink and almost all handmade with the help of my mom. It turned out so super cute!

I made a little birthday cake just for her. And boy did she love it!!!

This was also her first Christmas which was very fun!
This is what she wore to church the Sunday before Christmas.

When I say that Christmas was fun, I mean mostly for Kory and I, and our parents. I don't think that Parker really cared too much... It was a super busy day for us, not relaxing at all. We had Christmas morning at our house and then went to Kory's dad's house, then Kory's mom's house, then to my grandma's house, then to my parent's house and then came back home. And if you are wondering if Parker got spoiled, the answer is YES! She got tons and tons of toys from her grandparents!

My dad called this her "Hitler hairdo"